Film at Eleven

Slasher-comedy Campfire Chronicles Vol 1: Have a Nice Day is being written and directed by Nicholas Bird, and produced by 626 Pictures and tells the story of seven friends who go to a remote cabin for a weekend of wild partying. Things get out hand when the eighth friend who wasn’t invited crashes the party, as well as his friends.

The writer and director Nick Bird has previously directed the short films The Soul’s Midnight, and The Bathroom. He has also produced the short horror Stalked in the Corn, and worked as a cinematographer, actor and production crew member in various other films.

Have a Nice Day is produced by Bird and Carey Long and Mara Corday.

The cast of Have a Nice Day features the Hollywood legend Christopher Mitchum, as well as hot young actresses Holly Weber, Brandin Rackely and Monique Dupree. More genre stars and upcoming actors are in negotiations to star in the movie.

Have a Nice Day is currently in pre-production phase, potential investors and cast/crew applicants are encouraged to contact the production crew.

For more information about the movie, and to contact the crew, you can visit either the Official MySpace for the movie or the film’s page at Spiral Hill Productions.

The ever busy Kim Sønderholm has dropped me a few photos from the upcoming British horror film named WebKam. The film was written and directed by Ibraheem James Layton and stars Eleanor James, Joanne Gale and Kim Sønderholm.

Filming wrapped last Friday and the film is now being edited with a planned completion date shortly before the new year.

WebKam has been described as being “Grittish” – a contraction of British and grity – and promises to be bloody, messy, sexy and gory and not at all for the faint of heart.

Victoria (Eleanor James) is a bit sad due due to a break-up with her boyfriend, Matt (Kim Sønderholm). Her best friend Lilly (Joanne Gale) tries to cheer her up, but fails. One day a strange character wearing a clown mask appears on her computer screen. He calls himself Kam and he wants to play a game - it is the beginning of grueling nightmare for Victoria.

The full set of photos can be seen after the jump.
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Charles A. Christman III’s rather excellent The Eye of Menw (review, trailer) has won the Best Horror prize at the 2008 Pocono Mountains Film Festival.

The film, which effectively harks back to the horror films of the 1930s and 40s, also took third place in the Short Film Category at the 2008 Hauntcon festival.

I’ve just had word that Erik Soulliard’s The Creek will be coming to DVD on October 28th from Indie-Pictures - just in time for Halloween.

On the fifth anniversary of the death of their friend Billy, six friends are forced back together by his ghost. Billy’s death was officially considered an accident but old suspicions and conflicts return. When people start dying they all must ask themselves if it’s his ghost, one of them, or because they returned to The Creek?

The film is definately worth checking out but if you need more, we do have both a review and a trailer.